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Regeneration

by Pat Barker · 1991

Historical Fiction · ranked #6 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Shell-shocked officers and the psychiatrist treating them; a quiet, powerful look at war's hidden wounds.

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The verdict

Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1991 · 1990s
Author
Pat Barker
Standing
Recommended

About Historical Fiction

Historical fiction puts you inside a different time and makes it feel real. The best of it reconstructs the past with empathy as well as accuracy, giving you both a story and the world that produced it.

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